CVE-2018-11409 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers can disclose sensitive information, such as license keys, by appending specific parameters to queries in Splunk server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-11409?
CVE-2018-11409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Splunk Splunk, published on 8 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Splunk through 7.0.1 allows information disclosure by appending __raw/services/server/info/server-info?output_mode=json to a query, as demonstrated by discovering a license key.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11409?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Splunk Splunk.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11409?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11409 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-11409 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-11409 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-m7vq-f4cp-vwc4.